PV comes up big in the pool

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Tony Ciniglio
on October 14, 2008 5:22 PM | | Comments (0) |

TS15-PV-MiraCosta.bh.390[1].jpgThe first true shock of the South Bay boys water polo season rippled throughout the area as Palos Verdes dominated Mira Costa for a 9-5 Bay League victory on Tuesday.

Connor Virjee, pictured, scored four goals, and Palos Verdes rode a smothering pressure defense that left Mira Costa frustrated and off its game.

It is Palos Verdes' first win over the two-time defending Bay League champions since 2005, which is the last time the Sea Kings won the Bay League title.

It was especially sweet for Palos Verdes, which has been inconsistent during its nonleague schedule. Now the Sea Kings climbed back over .500 to a 7-6 record and a 2-0 league mark.

"This was kind of our coming-out game," Virjee said. "We've had a rough start this year, but I told the guys before the game this could make our season."

Indeed it can.

Mira Costa (11-4, 2-1) entered the match ranked No. 2 in CIF Southern Section Division IV. Palos Verdes was No. 6.

These two teams will have a rematch on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. at Miraleste Middle School in Palos Verdes.

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Tony Ciniglio

Tony Ciniglio is an 11-year veteran at the Daily Breeze and is the Prep-JC Editor. Ciniglio graduated from Malibu High (home of the mighty Sharks) in 1997 as part of the school's second graduating class before attending powerhouse Pepperdine (Class of 2001), thus shattering any reader's preconceived notion that he has any personal bias when it comes to South Bay Preps.

E-mail Tony at tony.ciniglio@dailybreeze.com.

Dave Thorpe

Dave Thorpe was a self-proclaimed, slightly above average baseball player back in the day at Torrance's West High, who went on and had an unspectacular, injury-riddled stint as a third baseman at El Camino College. Trading bat for pen, Thorpe wrote sports for the Long Beach Union newspaper at Long Beach State University, then worked as the sports editor for the Palos Verdes Peninsula News for seven years before climbing down the Hill to the Daily Breeze, where he has been a sports writer covering local sports for more than two years.

E-mail Dave at dave.thorpe@dailybreeze.com.

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